Gainey v. Gainey

This is an action for separate maintenance. Plaintiff married one Arthur Polk in Genessee County, Michigan, on or about April 12, 1935. Soon thereafter the parties to this marriage separated and did not live together thereafter. In 1936 plaintiff met the defendant herein in Flint, Michigan. They then went to Ohio, and settled near Youngstown. Plaintiff and defendant there bought and sold real property together as “husband and wife.” They were known in the community as Mr. and Mrs. Gainey and held themselves out as husband and wife. In 1943 plaintiff and defendant returned to Michigan, where…